The Origins of Criminology: A Reader
| PUBLISHER | Routledge Cavendish (04/21/2009) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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Criminology is a unique field of study which purports to bring scientific knowledge to the world of crime and criminals. Tracing the intellectual origins of criminology to physiognomy, phrenology, and evolutionary theories, this book demonstrates criminology's background in new attitudes toward science and the development of scientific methodologies applicable to social and mental phenomena. The book brings together a collection of 19th-century texts from the key originators of the practice of criminology - selected, introduced, and with commentaries by the leading scholar in this area, Nicole Hahn Rafter.
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ISBN-13:
9780415451123
ISBN-10:
0415451124
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
376
Carton Quantity:
20
Product Dimensions:
6.10 x 0.90 x 9.10 inches
Weight:
1.30 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Table of Contents,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Social Science | Criminology
Social Science | General
Dewey Decimal:
364.090
Library of Congress Control Number:
2008043446
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Criminology is a unique field of study which purports to bring scientific knowledge to the world of crime and criminals. Tracing the intellectual origins of criminology to physiognomy, phrenology, and evolutionary theories, this book demonstrates criminology's background in new attitudes toward science and the development of scientific methodologies applicable to social and mental phenomena. The book brings together a collection of 19th-century texts from the key originators of the practice of criminology - selected, introduced, and with commentaries by the leading scholar in this area, Nicole Hahn Rafter.
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